Howard has been limited, but has had contact with teammates and members of the Magic front office, including Martins and Smith, while he’s been laid up.

“He can’t travel and he can’t do much,” Smith told Robbins[1]. “His doctor’s orders and pretty much our orders are to get his back right. He can’t do anything for anybody at this point in time, so he has to get right.”

Are Patrick Ewing and Steve Clifford Candidates For The Charlotte Job?

One thing has been clear since Patrick Ewing arrived in Orlando in 2007: he wants to be a head coach.

However, Ewing hasn’t exactly proven himself and is far from current Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy’s right hand man.

(Andrew Melnick is the ESPNFlorida.com[3] Magic and NBA Insider, co-host of the ESPN 1080 Insiders Show and publisher of Howard the Dunk. The Insiders Show can be heard Sunday mornings at 10:00 am EST on AM 1080 in Orlando and on ESPNFlorida.com[3]. You can follow Andrew on twitter here.)